Allyson Greeson and Jeff Miles will be presenting in the HR conference room (U-298) on the following topic:

Jobs at CFCC: How to navigate the employment processCFCC is a great place to work and job openings can be competitive! Human Resources department staff will be available to explain the employment process at CFCC, demonstrate the online application system, and provide general resume and interviewing tips. Presentations will take place approximately every 30 minutes.

The Department of State Treasurer Retirement Systems Division conducts retirement conferences for members of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System.

The conferences provide an orientation for new members, pre-retirement planning information for members closer to retirement, and educational information for personnel officers and others who handle retirement matters. Prudential Retirement, a third-party administrator, also offers information on the NC 401(k) and NC Deferred Compensation (457) plans.

If you are near the HR office, feel free to stop by and welcome our new part-time HR Assistant, Stephanie Smith. Stephanie will be working every other day, job sharing with Aaron Whitesell.

Before moving to North Carolina, Stephanie spent 26 years working for New Jersey Transit, including 15 years working in the Board of Directors office. She now enjoys reading as well as boating and traveling with her husband.

NC HealthSmart Webinar Series

NC HealthSmart is presenting a series of fun and informative webinars that focus on wellness. Expert presenters will provide detailed information on topics ranging from exercise to financial stability during the holidays. The series kicks off on January 24 at 9 a.m. with a webinar entitled “New Year, New You: Get a Healthy Start to the New Year.” This webinar will also be held on January 29 at 4 p.m. and January 31 at 1 p.m.

Members attending this webinar will learn simple strategies they can apply right away to help them effectively lose weight, eat better, and sustain a healthy lifestyle. The New Year is an ideal time to make changes and establish new healthy habits.

You can access the webinar by logging into your Personal Health Portal. Each webinar is approximately 30 minutes long and will offer time for questions at the end. You will be able to log in and participate from any connected device, including mobile devices. To register for the webinar, click the respective link below. Registration is limited, so register soon!

Your continuing education and a harassment-free work environment are two major priorities for our campus, so we’ve partnered with one of the leaders in the Risk Management industry, WorkplaceAnswers, to provide on-line training courses to help toward these goals.

Each employee has been registered for 2-3 courses which began on December 10, 2013. Below is the course material which will be reviewed. You will receive reminder e-mails to let you know what is up and coming.

Title IX Awareness and Violence Prevention for Faculty and Staff

Unlawful Harassment Prevention

Unlawful Harassment Prevention Supervisor Supplement (if applicable)

It is recommended that the courses be completed within the next 30 days. Courses will end June 30, 2014.

If you are a full-time or regularly reoccurring part-time employee, you should have received an email from Workplace Answers eLearning [training@workplaceanswers.com] that contains your unique, personal quick link to access your training. Please save this email or copy the link to your favorites. This link will be how you access your web-based training which you can complete on any computer with an internet connection.

The training is very easy to access and engaging, so we expect little difficulty with accessing the courses, but please feel free to contact us directly with any questions or concerns.

Part-time faculty will be paid on a non-instructional contract. Part-time employees who complete the 2 hours of training in December will be paid for the training in their January 2014 paycheck. HR will notify supervisors of those employees who complete the training at the end of each month.

For those who do not have regular internet access, we will reserve a space that will allow you to complete the training. Please contact HR directly to reserve a spot. The point of contact for this training is Jeff Miles, HR Generalist. He can be reached at (910) 362-7423 or by email.

Thank you for your participation and dedication to keeping a harassment free workplace!

The following is a message I received from the State Health Plan. I do not know if any CFCC employees are affected, but if so the problem should be corrected within 10 days:

POSSIBLE ID CARD ISSUES

Members are beginning to receive their ID cards in the mail. We want to make you aware of some issues we are experiencing with ID cards.

Approximately 500 members have received Traditional 70/30 Plan ID cards when they actually elected another plan during Open Enrollment.

Approximately 4,000 members elected a Primary Care Provider (PCP) during Open Enrollment and received their ID cards, but had their PCP election as “none selected.”

Approximately 500 members who elected a Medicare Advantage Enhanced Plan received a Medicare Advantage Base Plan ID card from UnitedHealthcare.

It is very important to note that these are ID card only issues. Member elections are properly saved in eEnroll. Corrective action steps are under way. Members should be receiving new, corrected ID cards within 10 days. Please advise your employees who are experiencing ID card issues to call Customer Service at 855-859-0966 if they do not receive updated cards within 10 days.